Nintendo advice needed.....

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First off I'm an Atari guy so I get into uncharted waters with Nintendo stuff. Played the odd game of Dk back in the day but was mainly an Atari/Williams dude! Did the classic klov look around this week and decided that I have too many projects for the foreseeable future. Put project punch out up on the block on Seattle craigslist.Cabinet was jammified at some point but I acquired cp,pcb,wiring harness in a separate deal. Only have one monitor.Anyway guy responded and he's a Nintendo nut and has 4 r type,7 play choice,one vs system and one Dk 60-1 with lcd as trade bait. I also have 3-4 play choice games. I'm taking the ferry and travelling across the border delivering this stuff so he has it easy....at face value he has to throw in some cash. Not interested in the r type, mild interest in the play choice,no nothing about vs system.dk 60-1 is an easy flip for cash to fund other ventures but would require some cash difference.All thoughts/input greatly appreciated.
 
Well Punchout PCBs are easily $350 working at this point...I would say you have @ $650-$750 in value depending on condition.

screw the 60in1.
I didn't really love my playchoice and sold my r-type too cheap but didn't love it either.

Honestly, I would keep the punchout parts :) but a working Vs. System plus an R-type would seem ok. If the playchoice is dual monitor and depending on games the value could easily equal or more than you have in trade.
 
The R-Type would be my first choice but if that style of game isn't your thing you should go for the Vs. Unisystem, especially it if its in a decent Donkey Kong, DK Jr. or Popeye cabinet (most Vs. Unisystems were conversions but there are some dedicated grey Vs. cabinets out there).

Vs. Unisystem essentially runs "arcade" versions of NES games. It's hard to tell whether the games were developed for the arcade and then ported to the NES or vice versa (and the answer may be "both"). The cool thing is that many of the Vs. Unisystem games are harder and better than their NES counterparts. "Vs. Super Mario Bros." is much harder than "Super Mario Bros." on the NES, has some different level layouts, etc. Vs. Exitebike has bonus stages and a supercharge feature not in the NES version. The list goes on.

Playchoice games are identical to their NES counterparts (with the exception of colors) and run on timer. So, it's an NES on a timer.

You sound like a classics guy to me though so the main advantage of a Vs. Unisystem is that, if it was once a DK, DK Jr., or Popeye, then you can deconvert the game into one of those, or even the original Mario Bros. All you need is PCB, CP, Harness, Bezel, Maquee, & Sideart because all of the classic Nintendo cabs ran on essentially the same hardware and you could swap out the kits.
 
All thoughts/input greatly appreciated.

I would keep and fix the Punch-Out without even giving it a second thought. I'm biased though, given that Punch-Out is my second-favorite arcade game (Super Punch-Out is my favorite).

Well Punchout PCBs are easily $350 working at this point...

When did that happen? They were $50 to $100 last I knew. I got both of mine for about $50 each off eBay 9 or 10 years ago. I'm glad I got them when I did. Having multiple boardsets is very helpful when it comes to diagnosing problems with them, of which I've had my fair share.

I paid $225 for my Super Punch-Out boardset 11 years ago, but that was a mostly complete kit, including the joystick, marquee, sideart, and manual. I thought that was outrageous at the time, but it was the only one I could find, and it being my "Holy Grail" game, I had to have it.
 
Punch out

Thanks very much for the advice! Keeping punchout isn't really an option as I don't have the time for this project. Have Star Wars/ tron restores needing time/energy/cash. I'll get more info on the vs system from the buyer.
 
Country of manufacture

Forgot to ask this question as very important for crossing border...
Was Nintendo games like punchout manufactured in the us or japan?.
 
Forgot to ask this question as very important for crossing border...
Was Nintendo games like punchout manufactured in the us or japan?.

As far as I know, all Punch-Out machines were manufactured in Japan (mine definitely was). Some Nintendo machines, especially the later ones such as VS. Unisystem and R-Type, were made in the United States (Nintendo of America). As a rule of thumb, if the cabinet is 15mm plywood, it was made in Japan. If it's 5/8" particle board, it was made in the United States. I don't know if that applies 100% or not.

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